Himalayan Adventures - JEEP SAFARI

Itinerary:

Day 01: Arrival at Iceland

A Nomadier representative will be waiting for you at ‘Manali’‚ Bus stand or ‘Kullu Airport’ and welcome you to the beautiful state of Himachal Pradesh. We would straight away head towards our hotel in Solang. Later after you have acclimatized and relaxed and depending on time‚ you would be taken to a walk towards the ‘Shiv- ling’ and also indulge in river crossing. We will spend the night at the hotel.

Day 02: Acclimatize and Adventure Activities

Today you would spend time acclimatizing to the climate. In the morning you would be taken for rock climbing and rappelling. And‚ post – lunch we would get to ‘Solang Valley’ and indulge in adventure activities like paragliding‚ zorbing‚ quad-biking‚ cable-car riding etc (Optional at extra cost). Overnight at hotel.

Day 03: Solang To Losar (4053 Mts.) - (Drive - Approx 06 - 07 hrs)
We start the day by driving to ‘Rohtang Pass’. Few places on the Earth can mark so dramatic a change in landscape as the ‘Rohtang Pass’. We leave the ‘Manali – Leh’ highway and enter into another valley (Chandra Valley) and continue driving on a unmattled road‚ all along the ‘Chandra River’. We get introduced to the magnificent ‘CB Range’. The route now veers to the left of the base of ‘Bara Shigri Glacier’‚ which is nearly 28 km long and several kilometers wide. Further driving we reach the village of ‘Batal’‚ the base of ‘Kumzum Pass’. From here a drive of 12 kms gets us to the top of the Pass. We descend down and reach the first village of ‘Spiti’ – Losar. Here we spend the night in hotel.

Day 04: Lossar – Kaza (3600 Mts.) - (Drive - Approx 03 - 04 hrs)

After breakfast‚ we drive through the village of ‘Losar’ along the ‘Spiti River’. We pass through a series of villages like ‘Kyoto’‚ ‘Hansa’‚ ‘Morang’ and ‘Rangrik’. We finally reach ‘Kaza’ the main town of ‘Spiti’. Arctic conditions prevail in the town and it remains extremely arid. We move to the hotel later‚ and sleep for the night in the hotel itself.

Day 05: Kaza – Tabo via Dhankar (Drive - Approx 05 - 06 hrs)

After a 30 km drive from ‘Kaza’ we reach the village of ‘Dhankar’‚ located at a height of 3890 mts. There is a 6th century ‘Gompa’ which has some magnificent ‘Thankas’ and ‘Murals’. From here we head towards ‘Lalung’‚ a small village in ‘Lingthi Valley’ consisting a cluster of 50 to 60 houses with a population of 300. Then after, we cross the ‘Spiti River’ and finally reach ‘Tabo’. Here we spend the day visiting villages and at night retire at the hotel.

Day 06: Tabo – Losar (Drive - Approx 08 - 09 hrs)
Today we drive back to Losar through the same route. We cross the ‘Spiti River’ and move towards ‘Lalung’. After passing through a horde of villages like ‘Kyoto’‚ ‘Hansa’‚ ‘Morang’‚ and ‘Rangrik’‚ we finally reach ‘Losar’.

Day 07: Losar – Keylong (Drive - Approx 05 - 06 hrs)
Today we head towards ‘Keylong’ by crossing the bridge on a river and move north along the ‘Bhaga Valley’ to reach the beautiful village of ‘Keylong’. ‘Keylong’ is quite a busy town‚ as it is the only big market in ‘Lahaul Region’. As we move further towards ‘Darcha’‚ we see along the river many villages with Buddhist prayer flags and Stupa’s and the landscape also embodies a more desert look. Overnight in hotel.

Day 08: Keylong – Udaipur and Triloknath and back (Drive - Approx 05 - 06 hrs)
Here in ‘Keylong’‚ one can visit the ‘Kardang Gompa’ which was founded about 900 years ago but it lay in ruin till 1912. The monastery is built against a backdrop of a bare mountain nestling in the lap of the ‘Rangcha’ peaks‚ which rises above the valley like a giant cobra standing on its tail‚ ready to strike. Then we head towards ‘Udaipur’ which was known as ‘Markhula’ in the ancient times. There is an old temple here‚ famous for its wooden carving in its roof and ceiling‚ depicting various mythological tales of Hinduism. Later‚ we also visit ‘Trilokinath’ temple. It is a sacred temple for both hindus and Buddhists and attracts many pilgrims throughout the year. We drive back to ‘Keylong’ and overnight at the hotel.

Day 09: Keylong To Solang via Rohtang Pass (Drive - Approx 05 - 06 hrs) 200 Kms
We start our journey, and reach ‘Rohtang Pass’ (3,978 Mts.). We would indulge in skiing over here (Optional at extra cost) and later head to ‘Solang’. Overnight at the hotel.

Day 10: Check-Out And Explore Manali And Proceed For Onward Journey

Today we would check-out of Iceland after breakfast. Then we can either undertake an excursion to ‘Naggar’ or reach the river or do river rafting (Optional at extra cost). We would reach back to ‘Manali’ and then post lunch‚ explore the ‘Manali’ market and by evening a Nomadier representative will assist you with your onward journey from the ‘Manali’ Bus-stand to your respective destination.